Friends of Marsden Library

Lego Club
2017-06-10 13:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
Every Saturday in term-time.
Free (donations welcome).
Tea, coffee, juice and a sit-down provided!
Marsden Library 1pm – 3pm. Kids, please bring an adult.

Family Storywalk: Magical Creatures
2017-06-08 10:30 - 11:30 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
Search for unicorns hiding under trees, werewolves behind lamp-posts and dragons in other secret hideouts.
It’s Bookstart Week, so get out doors and go on a story walk!
Meet at Marsden Library for a free family picture trail with stories.
Fancy dress encouraged.
Suitable for all ages, pushchair friendly.
For more information and to book,
Call: 01484 414868
email marsden.lic@kirklees.gov.uk

Lego Club
2017-05-27 13:00 - 15:00, 2017-05-20 13:00 - 15:00, 2017-05-06 13:00 - 15:00, 2017-04-01 13:00, 2017-03-25 13:00 - 15:00, 2017-03-18 13:00 - 15:00, 2017-03-11 13:00, 2017-02-10 13:00 - 15:00 and 1 more date | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
Fun for children young and old. Loads of lego available, new theme each week. Tea, coffee and a sit down available. Children must bring a grown up.

Local Writers Reading: Nick Stead
2017-05-24 19:30 - 20:30 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
Author of the Hybrid Series, Nick Stead, will join us in Marsden Library to read from and discuss his work.
Set in Yorkshire, Hybrid follows the story of a teenage boy as he falls victim to the werewolf curse and is forced to tranform during the full moon …
Nick will be signing and selling – and there’s a 20% discount for buying books on the night.
Refreshments provided.

Marsden Radio
2017-05-17 17:00 - 18:00, 2017-04-19 17:00 - 18:00, 2017-03-15 17:00 - 18:00 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom

Marsden Write Out Loud
2017-05-16 19:30, 2017-04-18 19:30 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
Poetry Open Mic
3rd Tuesday of the Month, £2

Local Film Archive Screening from Huddersfield Film Makers Club
2017-05-15 13:00 - 15:00 | Marsden Mechanics, HD7 6BW
The Colne Valley and local history film archives.
Archives from Huddersfield Film Makers Club showing a wide range of events and activities from across the Colne Valley and Huddersfield areas. The screening will include clips of a journey through Stanedge Tunnel, a Luddites’ weekend at Colne Valley Museum and the Slaithwaite Moonraking Festival as well as many others. Come and see if you can spot yourself in any of the films, or your friends and family!
Free, but book your place:
http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/community-history-month/film-makers.aspx

Lego Club Returns
2017-04-29 13:00 - 15:00 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom

Pageturners Festival: Drama Workshop with Chol Theatre
2017-04-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
Join Joe and Carly from Huddersfield’s own Chol Theatre for a hands-on drama session where you will work in a group to create and perform your own scene with an animal theme!
Take an adventure into an imaginary world and surprise yourself with what you find there!
Suitable for ages 4 – 12
Marsden Library Wednesday 19th April from 10 till 12am.
Tickets are free but must be booked be booked on the Pageturners web site or in any Library

Local Writers Reading
2017-04-05 19:30 - 20:30 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
The return of Dave Rigby, in a double bill with Andrew Shephard.
Find Out More
Entrance is only £3, pay on the door. Refreshments included.
Join us and support Marsden Library.

March is Wellbeing Month in Kirklees Libraries
2017-03-09 - 2017-03-31 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
March is wellbeing month in Kirklees Libraries and to celebrate this they are promoting the Reading Agency’s fabulous collection of Shelf Help books within our libraries and as ebooks on Overdrive. The collection of 35 fiction and non-fiction books is aimed at young people who may be experiencing a variety of wellbeing or mental health issues from low mood to eating disorders. So if you are a teacher, a parent or are just interested in helping a young person in your life overcome a difficult time then please enquire at the library for more information.

A Celebration of Jane Austen
2017-03-05 15:00 - 17:00 | Marsden Mechanics, HD7 6BW
with ‘Mr Wickham’ and Regency Regjigged
Join ‘Mr Wickham’ and the Regency Rejigged dancers for a celebration of all things Austen, marking 200 years since the author’s death in 1817.
Dashing actor Adrian Lukis, who played the villainous army officer Mr Wickham in the 1995 television adaptation of Pride and Prejudice (the one with Colin Firth as Darcy and ‘that’ scene with the wet shirt) will chat about his experiences and career with Huddersfield’s Jane Austen expert, Catherine Curzon. Followed by a display of dances from Jane Austen’s era by Regency Rejigged. Audience members are welcome to come in period dress.
Refreshments and cake will be on sale to raise funds for the Friends of Marsden Library.

Marsden Radio
2017-02-15 17:00 - 18:00 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
If you love the idea of gathering around the wireless to listen to plays and readings, then this is for you!
Starting 15th February at 5pm, then every 3rd Wednesday thereafter.

David Coldwell Poetry Launch Event
2017-02-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
Celebrating Kirklees Libraries, Huddersfield Literature Festival and FoML Local Writers Reading Presents:
Launch Event
David Coldwell will read from his debut collection, Flowers By the Road.
Tickets £2 available from the Library or online: www.kirklees.gov.uk/townhalls
Doors open at 7pm. Event starts at 7.30pm.

Library Re-Opens
2017-01-31 08:00 - 17:00

Imbolc Story Walk
2017-01-29 12:30 - 13:30 | Marsden Station, Station Road, Marsden, Huddersfield, HD7 6AX, United Kingdom
A special Imbolc Themed walk in association with Marsden’s Imbolc Fire Festival.
Meet at Marsden Station at 12.30. Morris Dancing by Thieving Magpies, then a short walk along the canal path to Stanedge, with stories as we go.
Dancing and folk music at the Visitor Centre – Dance with the Green Lady!
Suitable for all ages, but please note the woods aren’t suitable for buggies.
Free event, donations welcome. Donations will be for the next Imbolc Fireworks event in February 2018.

Chinese New Year Family Fun Day
2017-01-28 12:00 - 15:00 | Marsden Mechanics, HD7 6BW
28th January is the Chinese New Year.
2017 is the Year of the Rooster.
Join us for a Family Fun Day in Marsden Mechanics Main Hall.
The lovely family from ‘Fu Lin’ will be cooking Chinese food and a very special Chinese New Year cake . Also Chinese calligraphy, fortune cookie lucky dip, dancers from Miss Bernie’s school of dancing, mask making and decorating the dragon for the dragon dance. Children from both schools in Marsden will soon be hearing about an art competition to celebrate 2017-The Year of the Rooster.
Donations of cakes to raise funds for the Library would be very welcome.
Are you a Rooster? As well as 2017, Roosters were born in 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993 and 2005.
Roosters should be more careful in years of the Rooster as the year of your birth-sign is said to be the least lucky in the 12 year cycle.
Roosters are observant, hard-working, resourceful, courageous and talented, with plenty of self-confidence.
Read more about the Chinese Year of the Rooster

Library Closed for Alterations
2017-01-23 08:00 - 2017-01-30 17:00

Marsden Write Out Loud Poetry Night with special guest Matt Abbott, Firm of Poets
2017-01-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Marsden Library, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, West Yorkshire, HD7 6BW, United Kingdom
Held every third Wednesday of the month, 19.30 – 21.30, Marsden Write Out Loud Poetry night has been running for 6 years. All are welcome to bring along their own or a favourite poem to read, or just listen and enjoy.
£2 donation to Write Out Loud funds requested.
Write Out Loud is an international poetry organisation run from Marsden: www.writeoutloud.net
Special Guest Matt Abbott: January Write out Loud
I’m delighted to announce that, for our first session of 2017, we will be joined by guest poet Matt Abbott. A keen political activist, Matt is co-founder of spoken-word organisation A Firm of Poets. If you’re not familiar with his poetry you may recognise him from the recent series of Nationwide TV adverts, one of which features his poem ‘This Place is Ours’. Put it in your diary!
